COMPANIES

Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma on Wednesday called on governments to eliminate duties on any trades under $1 million.

Canadian Pacific's self-proclaimed "sizable offer" to create a transcontinental railroad failed to impress the Norfolk board Tuesday.

As competition ratchets up with Uber, India's ride-hailing network leader Ola has moved to consolidate its position.

No explosives were found on the two flights after calls about possible bombs prompted the airline to reroute the Paris-bound planes originating from Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

It's been a rough month for the pharmaceutical giant. Recent controversies have damaged Valeant's brand, while female libido pill Addyi has barely sold.

Tyson Foods recalled 52,000 pounds of chicken wings, citing consumer complaints of "off-odor" scents and mild illness after consumption.

The mining company, which is jointly owned by Brazil’s Vale SA and Australia’s BHP Billiton Ltd., is required to pay the first $130 million within 10 days and rest of the sum in a month.

Nestle has already started selling its Maggi instant noodles again in India, an important market for the Swiss company.

According to regulatory filings released Monday, billionaire investor George Soros’ fund placed new bets on the video streaming company, indicating a move by investors to hedge against the traditional cable television industry.

The German automaker manipulated the carbon dioxide emission levels of more petrol-powered vehicles than previously disclosed, Reuters reported, citing sources.

American producers are lobbying to export more meat to China at a time when the world's second-largest economy is tightening rules.

Less than six months after she called Tidal a "life project," Vania Schlogel has resigned and moved on to a different venture.

The deal, expected to close in mid-2016, would create a global hotel giant operating or franchising over 5,500 hotels with 1.1 million rooms worldwide.

The country's fast emerging e-commerce market has made retaining talent a priority and companies are finding clever ways to do so.

The Japan offer is part of General Electric's move to shed most of its finance unit and become a "simpler" industrial business.

Thirty-three mainland China companies have announced plans this year to be taken private and delisted from the Unites States.

Advances in so-called semiautonomy have sparked a high-tech automotive arms race, with auto companies vying to launch the most advanced features.

So how did Carlos Slim become the world's richest man in a country where almost one-half the population lives in poverty?

The decade-long corruption scheme was described as "astounding in its breadth and its brazenness" by the court.

The embattled automaker looks to minimize the long-term effects of its carbon-emissions scandal.

"I believe that in the end, the American people will see that it's a win for our workers, our businesses and our middle class," the president said.

About 400 people had lined up by the time the restaurant opened at 11 a.m., local time, the company said.

A combination of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller would own 30 percent of the beer market — but cause little disruption in TV sports advertising.

Global stockpiling of oil hit a 10-year peak with crude prices firmly below the $50 per barrel level this year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.

The German airline, facing stiff competition, is planning a major overhaul of its brand -- a move that hasn't gone down well with its employees.

A police officer in Mountain View, California, stopped one of Google's autonomous vehicles for driving too slowly, despite the car not breaking any laws.

Around 40 percent of Perrigo's ordinary shares had been tendered late Thursday with 10 hours left to deadline.

The Detroit-based company plans to import the Buick Envision, made in China's Shandong province, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The Swiss pesticide maker turned down an offer by the state-backed Chinese agricultural company as more Chinese investors go shopping for top-tier European companies.